Opiates

It's been a busy year for UK drug policy, but where do we stand right now?

With stressful jobs and easy access to pharmaceutical grade opiates, it's no wonder some doctors get hooked on the drugs they use on their patients.

From politicians to business executives, America's drug policy is set up to give recreational access to (white) people with status and money – and screw everyone else.

The super-strength opiate is already killing Brits, but could we ever find ourselves in a similar situation to the USA, where 20,000 people overdosed on fentanyl in one year?

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist details his opiate addiction in an open letter for 'TIME.'

"I use on a lunchtime at work, only a couple of lines or so, which I smoke in the disabled toilet."

The BBC’s Angela Rippon isn’t the first to fail a drug test due to poppy seed baked goods.

While kratom is still legal in Canada, the person I bought it from said it's "not for human consumption." I tried it anyway.

"It's been chaos and constant putting out fires, not only in our building of 90 residents, but on the streets, in the alleys."

Naloxone kits are failing more and more often because drugs like fentanyl are more potent than they've ever been. Health officials say new approaches are necessary.

For years now, Gaza has been rocked by the proliferation of a synthetic opiate called Tramadol. We sent a photographer to document sales, police confiscations, and the human suffering that pushes people into opiate use.

And how one new film is trying to change that.